What If You Invested $1,000 in Public Storage (PSA)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Public Storage
PSA
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+26515.48% (266.2 times)
- Buy
- Oct 15, 1990
- $1.31
- Sell
- Apr 20, 2022
- $349.97
Buying PSA at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $266,154.84.
Max drawdown
-61.42% (fell to 39% of peak)
- Peak
- Mar 27, 1985
- $3.41
- Trough
- Oct 15, 1990
- $1.31
The worst decline for PSA was -61.42% (fell to 39% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+12916.85% (130.2 times)
- IPO
- Nov 18, 1980
- $2.23
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $289.8
A $1,000 investment in PSA at IPO would be worth $130,168.47 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Public Storage (PSA) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Public Storage (PSA) stock's all-time low was $1.31 on Oct 15, 1990. The all-time high was $349.97 on Apr 20, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in Public Storage (PSA) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Public Storage (PSA) stock at the all-time low ($1.31 on Oct 15, 1990) and selling at the peak ($349.97 on Apr 20, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $266,154.84. Historical return: +26515.48% (266.2 times).
What are Public Storage (PSA)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Public Storage (PSA) stock was Oct 15, 1990 (all-time low at $1.31). The best sell date was Apr 20, 2022 at $349.97. This investment would have returned +26515.48% (266.2 times).
What was Public Storage (PSA) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Public Storage (PSA) stock's worst decline was -61.42% (fell to 39% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $3.41 on Mar 27, 1985. Trough: $1.31 on Oct 15, 1990. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $385.78 at the trough.
What if you bought Public Storage (PSA) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Public Storage (PSA) stock at IPO ($2.23 on Nov 18, 1980) would be worth $130,168.47 today. Historical return: +12916.85% (130.2 times). Current stock price: $289.8 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Public Storage (PSA) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Public Storage (PSA) stock 5 years ago ($199.57 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,452.09 today. Historical return: +45.21% (1.45 times). Current stock price: $289.8 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Public Storage (PSA) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Public Storage (PSA) stock 10 years ago ($181.64 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,595.43 today. Historical return: +59.54% (1.60 times). Current stock price: $289.8 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Public Storage (PSA) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Public Storage (PSA) stock 20 years ago ($41.22 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $7,029.74 today. Historical return: +602.97% (7.03 times). Current stock price: $289.8 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for PSA. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.